‘I stand behind these women 1000%, believe them, know they are suffering and in pain, and feel strongly that their voices should be heard and taken seriously,’ she shared on Twitter, adding that she was ‘sorry, both for my poor judgment when I was young, and for not speaking out sooner’.

Gaga and R Kelly worked together on a song called Do What U Want (With My Body), and Gaga has previously explained that the lyrics are about lies people have spread about her and how they can’t mess with her confidence.

But the decision to work with Kelly was highly criticised, with the lyrics taking on a new meaning.

The pair performed Do What U Want (With My Body) at various awards shows (Picture: FilmMagic)

‘As a victim of sexual assault myself, I made both the song and the video at a dark time in my life, my intention was to create something extremely defiant and provocative because I was angry and still hadn’t processed the trauma that had occurred in my own life,’ she added.

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‘The song is called “Do What U Want (With My Body),” I think it’s clear how explicitly twisted my thinking was at the time.

‘If I could go back and have a talk with my younger self I’d tell her to go through the therapy I have since then, so that I could understand the confused post-traumatic state that I was in—or if therapy was not available to me or anyone in my situation—to seek help, and speak as openly and honestly as possible about what we’ve been through.’

‘I can’t go back but I can go forward and continue to support women, men and people of all seuxal identities and of all races who are victims of sexual assault. I have demonstrated my stance on this issue and others many times throughout my career,’ she continued.

‘I share this not to make excuses for myself but to explain. Til it happens to you, you don’t know how it feels.

‘But I do know how I fell. I intend to remove this song off of iTunes and other streaming platforms and will not work with him again.’

She concluded: ‘I’m sorry, both for my poor judgment when I was young, and for not speaking out sooner.’

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